No. 4,055 in Catalan
denegar
"Denegar" means "to deny" or "to refuse."
In a sentence
El jutge va denegar la petició de llibertat del detingut.
The judge denied the detainee's request for release.
In this sentence, 'denegar' is used in the formal sense of legally refusing or rejecting a request.
Em van denegar l'entrada perquè no portava la targeta d'identificació.
They denied me entry because I didn't have the identification card.
Here, 'denegar' illustrates an informal use of refusing permission for access or entry.
El consell escolar va denegar la proposta del nou pla d'estudis.
The school board denied the proposal for the new curriculum.
In this example, 'denegar' shows the context of officially rejecting a program or suggestion in a meeting or formal discussion.
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